INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION PURPOSE This technical assistance document provides information about Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and pandemic planning in the workplace.(1) It identifies established ADA principles that are relevant to questions frequently asked about workplace pandemic planning such as: How much information may an employer request from an employee who calls in […]
The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).
By BBC WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold over the past two weeks. He said he was “deeply concerned” by “alarming levels of inaction” over the virus. A pandemic is a disease that is spreading in multiple countries around the world at the same time. […]
By Marilyn Silverman
It is no longer breaking news that Arleigh Louison, the Grenadian national who operated an illegal immigration service from an office situated on 223rd Lenox Road in the borough of Brooklyn, was indicted in Vermont. This information is documented and contained within the press release dated July 23, 2019, issued from the Office of the […]
FILE – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and NYPD police officers (Kendall Rodriguez/for New York Daily News) By Wes Parnell, NY Daily News ICE agents stormed a Brooklyn restaurant and released a cloud of caustic pepper spray to nab an undocumented immigrant worker, unsettling video of the bust shows. The agents barged into […]
New York NY/USA-March 3, 2020 A sign outside of a 99 Cent store informs shoppers that they are stocking all of your necessities to protect you from covid-19. (Shutterstock) By Larry McShane, NY Daily News Gov. Cuomo declared a state of emergency Saturday as the New Rochelle coronavirus virus cluster continued to expand, with 23 […]
By Elizabeth Yuko, Reader’s Digest The C-suite gender gap Though women comprise about 47 percent of the U.S. workforce, they make up barely a quarter of all senior executives at large U.S. public companies. The good news is that 2019 saw the highest number of female CEOs at Fortune 500 companies: 33. The bad news […]
By L. Nwoke Angela J. woke up on Thursday morning feeling some tightness in the chest area; gradually, she felt herself feeling smothered and noticed that her breathing became labored. She also felt aches in her joints and muscles, and she just generally felt tired and unwell. These feelings started approximately two days ago. At […]
By Elizabeth Chuck, MSN As the novel coronavirus spreads around the globe, sickening more than 90,000 people and killing about 3,000, doctors have noticed something curious: Very few children have been diagnosed with it. And of those who have, most have had mild cases. In China, where the outbreak started, children comprise just 2.4 percent of all reported […]
By Robert Longley, Thought Co. Proof of U.S. citizenship must be established when dealing with all levels of U.S. government. Documents proving citizenship must be provided when applying for Social Security benefits and when applying for a U.S. passport. Increasingly, states are requiring proof of citizenship when applying for “enhanced” drivers licenses as required by […]
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